802.11 R | Windows 10

The culprit wasn't the internet pipe. It was the handshake.

It was like a secret backstage pass for Wi-Fi. Instead of a full handshake, 802.11r allowed a device to "pre-authenticate" with the next AP before it even let go of the old one. The transition took milliseconds. 802.11 r windows 10

He reached the 3rd floor. He looked at the icon. It was still the solid, gray dot. He opened a continuous ping to Google. The culprit wasn't the internet pipe

On the old system, the Wi-Fi icon would flicker to a globe (no internet) for a painful five seconds. 802.11 r windows 10